About Me

Mom to six great kids, Boo is 11, Robby 14 years, Ace is 15, Miss Busy is 18 and got married in October, Chels is 20 and Gadget-Boy,(who lives in Texas with his bride and my adorable grand daughter.)
Married to my best friend, Bear for nearly 31 years.
(I don't use real names for OpSec reasons.) So if you know my family personally, please refrain from using their real names in any comments you may post.
I'm into quilting, scrapbooking, preserving history, writing in my journal, cross stitch, sewing for my kids when I have the time, cooking, canning, freezing and otherwise "putting up" everything I can get my hands on in the summer so we can eat good in the winter.

I often wish that I were Ma Ingalls, or Anne of Green Gables; but not really, I rely on my modern appliances too much for that. So, I try to incorporate a bit of the nostalgia and whimsy here on my blog and in my Shoppe.

I have a few pincushions listed there and a queen sized quilt. The quilt I will showcase here as well. I'll also be setting a link on my sidebar to get to my Etsy Shoppe, (once I figure out how to do that of course!)This is the quilt: It's a queen sized Thimbleberries pattern, made with Marine Corps and military fabrics. There are several machine embroidered emblems and icons that represent Marine life and patriotism.It's machine quilted on my DSM in an all over stipple pattern with scrolls, stars and rippling flag waves in the borders, and bound by machine then hand stitched down. I'm selling this for $450, with $25.00 Shipping.

UFO's in 2010

This is my list of Un-Finished Objects to complete this year. I won't say that I'm not starting anything else until this is done, because I'm just not that kind of girl. I need someting new to keep me interested. I work on lots of things at a time, sometimes I'm appliqueing, hand quilting, piecing, machine quilting, sewing non-quilt projects. So this will (hopefully) keep me on track.

Zeller Pinwheel Quilt

Thanksgiving Turkey wall-hanging

Christmas Cookie Nativity Calendar

Butterfly wallhanging

Red, green, crazy "Quilt as you go" throw

Beary Wonky Cabins for Robby

Jewels of Kansas Signature quilt

Christmas Quilt BOM

2009 Thimbleberries BOM

Army "Thimbleberries" BOM for Bear

Marine "Thimbleberries" BOM

Double Knit Poly "snuggle" quilt for Ace

Double Knit Poly "snuggle" quilt for Chels

Brother Memorial Quilt

I'll check them off as I complete them. This will help keep me accountable.